UPDATE: Due to impending inclement weather, Six Flags Great Adventure has canceled its Feb. 9 job fair.  Entertainment auditions will proceed as scheduled Feb. 10 beginning at 1 pm.  The park’s employment center will reopen for regularly scheduled hours Feb. 11 from 1 to 6 pm.  Applicants interested in filling one of the park’s 4,000 positions for the 2013 season can plan to attend the Feb. 16 job fair from 10 am to 4 pm.  Before attending, new applicants must visit www.sixflagsjobs.comto complete an online application.

WHAT: Six Flags Great Adventure, New Jersey’s largest seasonal employer and the largest employer in Ocean County, is hiring more than 4,000 employees including 200 interns for the 2013 season. Since opening the employment center Monday, the park has received a steady flow of applicants getting a jump on the hiring season. The park will host two job fairs Feb. 9 and 16 from 10 am to 4 pm, and entertainment auditions Feb. 10 beginning at 1 pm. Before attending, new applicants must visit www.sixflagsjobs.com to complete an online application. Six Flags offers a wide variety of positions and paid internships and provides team members many benefits including flexible hours, advancement opportunities, health and medical benefits, reward and recognition programs, scholarships, free park admission, incentives from area businesses and much more. Six Flags has positions open in the following areas: Merchandise Games Park Services Loss Prevention & Security Landscaping Human Resources Food Service Safari Marketing Cash Control Ride Operations Lifeguards Entertainment Admissions & Guest Relations Six Flags is looking for enthusiastic candidates of all ages and backgrounds including students, teachers, stay-at-home parents, retirees and second-wage earners interested in pursuing careers in occupations such as marketing, accounting, criminal justice, theater arts, human resources, hospitality and business management, horticulture and zoology. The 2013 season kicks off March 23 and runs on a varied schedule through Oct. 27. More information is available at www.sixflags.com WHEN: Job Fairs: Saturday, February 9 and 16, 10 am to 4 pm Entertainment Auditions: February 10: 1:00 p.m. actors, 1:30 p.m. dancers, 2:30 p.m. specialty performers (i.e. stilt walkers/jugglers/drummers/living statues) Employment Center Hours: Monday to Friday 1 to 6 pm, and Saturdays 9 am to 5 pm WHERE: Job Fair at Six Flags Great Adventure’s Employment Center Auditions at Showcase Theater Six Flags Great Adventure Route 537 1 Six Flags Blvd. Jackson, NJ 08527 (approx. 1 mile west of main park entrance)